United States Air ForceTitan 404BSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NROL-20
Launched
October 19, 2005
Image: U.S. Air Force/Michael Moran
Summary
NROL-20 (KH-11 14) launched on an United States Air Force Titan 404B from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 19, 2005. It was United States Air Force's 1,070th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,740th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Titan 404B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan 404B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Titan 404B flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,070th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,740th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- USA 186 · NORAD 28888 · in orbit
Titan 4B-26 Stage 2 · re-entered
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KH-11 reconnaissance satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
68th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 623rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
about 4 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NROL-20 (KH-11 14) launch?
NROL-20 (KH-11 14) launched on October 19, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-20 (KH-11 14)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NROL-20 (KH-11 14)?
Titan 404B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 404B spec sheet
Where did NROL-20 (KH-11 14) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was NROL-20 (KH-11 14) going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-20 (KH-11 14) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).